Avery County Employment

Our map shows the change, in percent, of the latest available annual employment estimates. As of August 2014, there were 7,031 employed people in Avery County. This is down 3.8% from 7,308 employed people in the previous month.6

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Annual Changes in Avery County

This graph shows changes, in percent, of the number of average monthly employed people in Avery County over the past 10 years. Each point represents the change in the percent of employed people from the baseline year.

Legend: • North Carolina• Avery County

Monthly Changes in Avery County

This is a more detailed look, showing monthly changes in the number of employed people in Avery County over the past 10 years.

Year

Month

Employment

% Change

2014

August1

7,031

-3.8%

2014

July

7,308

+1.4%

2014

June

7,204

+1.6%

2014

May

7,092

+5.0%

2014

April

6,752

+0.8%

2014

March

6,699

-0.2%

2014

February

6,715

-3.5%

2014

January

6,957

+0.2%

2013

December

6,942

+0.1%

2013

November

6,937

-4.3%

2013

October

7,246

-0.8%

2013

September

7,307

-0.9%

2013

August

7,372

-3.2%

2013

July

7,612

+3.2%

2013

June

7,377

+2.5%

2013

May

7,196

+7.1%

2013

April

6,720

+2.3%

2013

March

6,568

-0.5%

2013

February

6,604

-0.7%

2013

January

6,651

-1.7%

2012

December

6,764

-1.4%

2012

November

6,862

-4.0%

2012

October

7,147

+0.6%

2012

September

7,103

-0.3%

2012

August

7,127

-4.3%

2012

July

7,450

+3.3%

2012

June

7,210

+2.0%

2012

May

7,066

+5.1%

2012

April

6,723

+2.0%

2012

March

6,591

-3.8%

2012

February

6,850

+0.4%

2012

January

6,826

+0.6%

2011

December

6,785

-1.2%

2011

November

6,864

-4.1%

2011

October

7,155

+1.0%

2011

September

7,083

-2.7%

2011

August

7,282

-0.8%

2011

July

7,342

+1.5%

2011

June

7,235

+1.8%

2011

May

7,106

+5.7%

2011

April

6,721

-1.1%

2011

March

6,796

+0.5%

2011

February

6,762

+1.3%

2011

January

6,676

-3.6%

2010

December

6,928

-1.3%

2010

November

7,017

-5.0%

2010

October

7,384

+0.1%

2010

September

7,377

-0.9%

2010

August

7,445

-0.7%

2010

July

7,496

+1.7%

2010

June

7,369

+0.5%

2010

May

7,330

+4.9%

2010

April

6,989

-0.5%

2010

March

7,025

+1.1%

2010

February

6,952

-1.7%

2010

January

7,073

-10.7%

2009

December

7,917

-1.2%

2009

November

8,015

-4.3%

2009

October

8,378

-1.2%

2009

September

8,476

-0.7%

2009

August

8,533

-2.4%

2009

July

8,744

+4.0%

2009

June

8,411

+0.8%

2009

May

8,345

+7.8%

2009

April

7,742

-2.1%

2009

March

7,908

-0.3%

2009

February

7,934

-0.4%

2009

January

7,966

+0.6%

2008

December

7,921

+0.6%

2008

November

7,873

-5.1%

2008

October

8,294

-3.1%

2008

September

8,556

-0.1%

2008

August

8,562

-2.1%

2008

July

8,749

+1.0%

2008

June

8,663

+3.0%

2008

May

8,412

+4.3%

2008

April

8,064

-1.0%

2008

March

8,145

-1.6%

2008

February

8,276

-0.9%

2008

January

8,350

+7.6%

2007

December

7,762

-0.2%

2007

November

7,781

-2.2%

2007

October

7,954

+0.4%

2007

September

7,926

-0.7%

2007

August

7,979

-0.9%

2007

July

8,052

-0.2%

2007

June

8,072

+2.5%

2007

May

7,878

+4.6%

2007

April

7,534

-1.2%

2007

March

7,629

-1.7%

2007

February

7,762

+0.1%

2007

January

7,753

-2.2%

2006

December

7,931

+4.4%

2006

November

7,595

-3.9%

2006

October

7,903

+1.7%

2006

September

7,773

-0.3%

2006

August

7,800

-1.4%

2006

July

7,911

+1.3%

2006

June

7,807

+3.2%

2006

May

7,563

+3.1%

2006

April

7,336

-2.5%

2006

March

7,524

+0.6%

2006

February

7,477

-0.4%

2006

January

7,505

+0.3%

2005

December

7,479

+1.5%

2005

November

7,371

-4.6%

2005

October

7,728

-0.4%

2005

September

7,762

-0.8%

2005

August

7,821

+0.1%

2005

July

7,817

+0.3%

2005

June

7,794

+3.3%

2005

May

7,543

+0.6%

2005

April

7,496

+0.6%

2005

March

7,454

+0.7%

2005

February

7,399

-1.1%

2005

January

7,481

-0.8%

2004

December

7,543

+1.0%

2004

November

7,471

-4.3%

2004

October

7,809

+0.3%

2004

September

7,786

-1.2%

2004

August

7,878

-1.8%

2004

July

8,023

+1.8%

2004

June

7,884

+2.3%

2004

May

7,707

+3.2%

2004

April

7,468

-0.4%

2004

March

7,497

-0.8%

2004

February

7,557

-0.1%

2004

January

7,565

0.0%

1Preliminary data.

2Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.

3Reflects adjustment to new state control totals.

4Reflects revised population controls and model reestimation.

5Reflects model reestimation.

6The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys approximately 144,000 businesses and government agencies in the United States to provide employment data on workers on nonfarm payrolls. These statistics are not seasonally adjusted.